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A requirement of President Barack Obama’s health-care law that group insurance plans cover contraceptives may violate religious freedom, a U.S. appeals court said.

Tagged with: Affordable Care Act

A public hearing on a proposed apartment complex drew such a crowd at the Jefferson County Council meeting Oct. 28 that it was standing room only.

The Jefferson County Council, which has discussed a grant for DUI checkpoints, three times, voted this week to send the issue to committee for further debate.

St. Louis County Associate Circuit Judge Brenda Stith Loftin is retiring, and the 21st Circuit Judicial Commission is accepting applications to fill her seat.

An appeals court tweaked by more than $3 million the amount a primary insurer must pay an excess insurance carrier for a claim stemming from a 1999 natural gas explosion at a Kansas City Power & Light plant.

The Virginia Supreme Court reversed a jury’s wrongful death verdict against the state.

An Arkansas judge’s lawsuit over being disciplined stays dead, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.

Just as the political campaign mantra “It’s the economy, Stupid!” was designed as a reminder of what was most important, perhaps law schools should add: “It’s the client, Stupid!” to the inspirational Latin phrases that adorn their ivy halls.

A Minnesota activist is alleging the NSA and Department of Homeland Security violated his First Amendment rights by issuing cease-and-desist letters against his merchandise.

Tagged with: National Security Agency

Bank of America Corp. raised its estimate of possible added losses from legal and regulatory matters by 82 percent to $5.1 billion.

A special prosecutor has been appointed in the Callaway County Circuit Court after state Auditor Thomas A. Schweich found at least $355 missing and possibly up to $11,292 missing.